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The 2015 Young-Adult Archery Event at the Sanjusangendo Temple

by Jeffrey Friedl Sun, January 18th, 2015 11:54pm JST (10 years ago)

Archery Bows as far as the eye can see at the Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂), Kyoto Japan -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 160mm — ¹/1000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Archery Bows
as far as the eye can see
at the Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂), Kyoto Japan

Today was the annual toshiya archery event for new adults at the Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) here in Kyoto. I blogged about it extensively three years ago starting with “Traditional Archery Like a Boss”.

I then followed up with what turned into one of my most popular series of posts, starting with “Total Discipline: Anatomy of a Japanese Archer’s Shot”, followed by a note about the crowds and the hubub outside and the instructors taking their turn (“More Badass Japanese Archery”) and then a look at the colorful wardrobes of the ladies and then perhaps my favorite post on the subject: “Badass Japanese Archery: Now It’s The Ladies’ Turn” (followed by more and more ladies) and then finally more instructors. Phew!

Posing Behind a Veil of Bows -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — ¹/1250 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Posing Behind a Veil of Bows

I'll post more about the day later, but for now just a few photos...

Camaraderie -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — ¹/2000 sec, f/2, ISO 160 — map & image data — nearby photos
Camaraderie

Juggling phone, lunch, purse -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — ¹/640 sec, f/2, ISO 125 — map & image data — nearby photos
Juggling
phone, lunch, purse

Nervous Anticipation one lifetime, 60 seconds, two arrows -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — ¹/1600 sec, f/2, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nervous Anticipation
one lifetime, 60 seconds, two arrows

Celebration (they perhaps think it's of youth or of archery, but it's really of friendship) -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — ¹/640 sec, f/2, ISO 125 — map & image data — nearby photos
Celebration
(they perhaps think it's of youth or of archery, but it's really of friendship)

A Single Hair was apparently out of place (I love the juxtaposition of the rough thick masculine archery glove, and everything else) -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — ¹/1250 sec, f/2, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
A Single Hair
was apparently out of place
(I love the juxtaposition of the rough thick masculine archery glove, and everything else)

Wonderfully Colorful men traditionally wear just black and white, but I for one appreciate the bold color -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70mm — ¹/1000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Wonderfully Colorful
men traditionally wear just black and white, but I for one appreciate the bold color

Silk, Leather, Feathers, and Wood -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — ¹/800 sec, f/2, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Silk, Leather, Feathers, and Wood

At Full Draw yet, something just isn't quite right... -- Sanjusangendo Temple (三十三間堂) -- Kyoto , Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 300mm f/2 — ¹/2000 sec, f/2, ISO 560 — map & image data — nearby photos
At Full Draw
yet, something just isn't quite right...

Continued here...

January	15th,	2012	Traditional Archery Like a Boss
January	16th,	2012	Total Discipline: Anatomy of a Japanese Archer's Shot
January	17th,	2012	Flip Side of the Japanese Archery Rite-of-Passage Event: Way, Way Too Crowded to Enjoy
January	18th,	2012	Milling About Ouside the Japanese-Archery Event
January	21st,	2012	More Badass Japanese Archery
January	23rd,	2012	Colorful Ladies' Wardrobe at the Japanese Archery Event
January	23rd,	2012	Badass Japanese Archery: Now It's The Ladies' Turn
January	27th,	2012	Traditional Japanese Archery: More Ladies, Part 1
January	31st,	2012	Traditional Japanese Archery: More Ladies, Part 2
February	22nd,	2012	Traditional Japanese Archery: the Instructors' Turn
May	29th,	2016	Revisiting Last Year's Young-Adult Archery Ceremony

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I’d photograph as well as you. Your personal blog is excellent. Laurent from Lyon, France.

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